Table
3.
Summary statistics of event-mean concentrations of nitrogen from
rainfall, Coastal Bend area, south Texas, 1996–98
[mg/L, milligrams per liter; --, not
determined; <, less than]
Constituent |
No. of |
Arithmetic |
Rain- |
Median |
Standard |
Standard |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Nitrogen, nitrate, dissolved |
39 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.019 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
0.67 |
Nitrogen, nitrite, dissolved |
39 |
-- |
-- |
<.001 |
-- |
-- |
<.001 |
.01 |
Nitrogen, ammonia, dissolved |
39 |
.19 |
.12 |
.17 |
.022 |
.14 |
.01 |
.75 |
Nitrogen, ammonia plus
organic, |
39 |
.25 |
.15 |
.20 |
.031 |
.19 |
<.1 |
.8 |
Nitrogen, ammonia plus
organic, |
39 |
.23 |
.15 |
.20 |
.029 |
.18 |
.01 |
.8 |
Nitrogen, total (mg/L as N) |
39 |
.42 |
.28 |
.35 |
.048 |
.28 |
.09 |
1.5 |